TRADE IMPROVES
i .v.; : j.y' ;/ . (Rec. 12.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 25. Britain’s unfavourable trade, balances with, countries other thah to, the hard currency areas decreased, from £8,400,000 to £7,300,000 during -the second quarter of 1947, according to the Board of Trade journal. . Exports of metal goods increased in relative importance since the third quarter of 194 G, and iron and steel almost reached the pre-war average. Exports of machinery were'43-percent, above the corresponding period ot 1938. The export of 28,229 motor-cars during the quarter represented a record and was 21 times the 193 S average. '
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 67, Issue 243, 26 July 1947, Page 6
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